i agree, rich..
the one film of Elvis' that i remember watching as a kid was FLAMING
STAR. i think the story was pretty good for a western and with
Dolores del Rio as Presley's American Indian mother. i found the
whole story touching.
but you make a good point that he wasn't a great actor. he was cast
to make the most of his hype and popularity; although many of today's
actors are awful, too, and they still get cast in film after film...
some things dont change, i guess..hehe.
jeff
On Nov 16, 2008, at 8:52 PM, Richard Auras wrote:
My fondest memories are laying on the floor next to my dad watching
Elvis movies. Was Elvis a good actor? Not really. Good singer?
Darn Tootin'. My dads not around anymore but every time an Elvis
movie comes on TV, I am glued to the set and I am immediately
transported to childhood.....
Thank ya... thank ya very much....
Rick
www.ilovefilms.com
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Phil, Elvis starred in much better movies than Viva Las Vegas.
King Creole is one.
Zeev
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From: Phil Edwards
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The real highlight of this film is Kurt Russell kicking Elvis in
the shins as I recall.
What a seriously wasted film career, with very few exceptions they
are ghastly B movies.
VIVA LAS VEGAS (aka LOVE IN LAS VEGAS for some international
markets) showed what happened when Elvis was paired with someone as
talented as Ann-Margret.
Phil
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From: Roger Kim
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Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 2:08 PM
Subject: [MOPO] Worst title translation?
Speaking of bad film title translations...
I realize that Elvis films are generally awful, but my favorite is
"It Happened at the World's Fair."
Something seems to have gone wrong when this film title was
translated into various languages. I guess the rest of the world
was not interested in seeing a movie about Elvis at the World's Fair.
Spanish:
Puños y lágrimas (Fists and Tears)
Danish:
Elvis i den syvende himmel (Elvis in the 7th Heaven)
French:
Blondes, brunes, rousses (Blondes, Brunettes, Redheads)
Finnish:
Sydän tarjolla (Heart Available)
Swedish:
Hjärta till salu (Heart for sale)
The Argentina poster has the "Blonde, Brunettes, and Redheads"
title, but at least they were nice enough to show the Space Needle.
I think most of the foreign posters do not.
BTW, I live in Seattle, and I think the US one sheet is a must-have
for any poster collector who lives here.
-rk
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